This sporting life
(DVD)
Contributors
Anderson, Lindsay, 1923-1994 film director.
Reisz, Karel, film producer.
Wintle, Julian, 1913-1980
Parkyn, Leslie, 1918-1983
Storey, David, 1933-2017, screenwriter,
Reisz, Karel, film producer.
Wintle, Julian, 1913-1980
Parkyn, Leslie, 1918-1983
Storey, David, 1933-2017, screenwriter,
Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
ISBN
9781604650112
Status
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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St. Charles Public Library District - Adult Movies & TV | MOVIES THI | On Shelf |
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] : Criterion Collection, [2007].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (134, 148 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (32 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm).
Language
English
ISBN
9781604650112
UPC
715515027526
Notes
General Note
Title from disc surface.
General Note
Based on the novel by David Storey.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1963.
General Note
Accompanying material may vary.
General Note
Special features: (Disc 1) Restored high definition digital transfer feature film; Audio commentary featuring Paul Ryan, editor of "Never apologise: the collected writings of Lindsay Anderson" and David Storey, screenwriter and author of "This sporting life"; (Disc 2) "Lindsay Anderson: lucky man?" 2004 short documentary featuring interviews with many of the director's friends and collaborators; New video interview with Anderson's first producer and close friend Lois Sutcliffe Smith; Anderson's first film "Meet the pioneers" (1948), a documentary short about a mining engineering firm; "Wakefield Express" (1952), an early documentary by Anderson about the town that later served as the setting for "This sporting life"; "Is that all there is?" (1993) Anderson's autobiographical final film; booklet featuring a new essay by film scholar Neil Sinyard and an article by Lindsay Anderson from 1963.
Creation/Production Credits
Photography, Denys Coop ; editor, Peter Taylor ; music, Roberto Gerhard.
Participants/Performers
Richard Harris, Rachel Roberts, Alan Badel, Colin Blakely, William Hartnell.
Description
"One of the finest British films ever made, this benchmark 'kitchen-sink realism' follows the self-defeating professional and romantic pursuits of a miner turned rugby player eking out an existence in drab Yorkshire"--Container.
Target Audience
Not rated ; original UK rating: R.
System Details
DVD, NTSC region 1, enhanced for 16:9 [widescreen] TVs; Dolby digital mono.
Language
English dialogue; English subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH).
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Anderson, L., Reisz, K., Wintle, J., Parkyn, L., Storey, D., Harris, R., Roberts, R., Badel, A., Hartnell, W., Blakely, C., Coop, D., Taylor, P., Gerhard, R., Ryan, P., Smith, L. S., Sinyard, N., & Storey, D. (2007). This sporting life (Special edition double-disc set.). Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lindsay Anderson et al.. 2007. This Sporting Life. Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Lindsay Anderson et al.. This Sporting Life Criterion Collection, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Anderson, Lindsay, et al. This Sporting Life Special edition double-disc set., Criterion Collection, 2007.
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